DIY Herbal Honey recipes

Do you want to have some fun? This may sound like an odd "fun project" but I really enjoy making functional food preparations which incorporate HERBS and healthy FOODS together. Any time is a great time to infuse the harvest or any herbs that you have on hand. These DIY herbal honey recipes are deeply powerful herbal medicines and important to have on hand all year 'round -- not just before flu season! I have lots of ideas for you~ Read on to see how you can make your own infused preparations -- to suit yourself + your family!

Make Herbal Honey. Be creative!

DIY Herbal Honey Recipes are SO easy

Fill a clean canning jar with herbs to about ½ the jar.
Add honey to fill the jar.
Cover. Store in a cool place.
I know, I know...that's not a very precise recipe. This is a guideline.
It's THAT EASY!!

All that's left for you to decide is WHAT to put in the jar.
I tend to think about what 'outcome' I'd like to achieve.

What should I make?

There are so many possibilities. Ask yourself some questions:

For example, do I want to relax more?   Add lemon balm, chamomile, lavender.
Do I want to boost my immune system?  Add garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne

Is my digestion= sluggish?
Why don't I create a digestive supportive honey! Add  ginger, cardamom, cloves, all spice, cinnamon, fennel.
Honey is such a healing food ~ highly anti-bacterial in nature, even alone it is good for us. Infuse it with healing herbs and it's a great home remedy to have on hand. We are only limited by our imaginations!

I have some basics on hand all winter as well. As a rule I make "simples" ~ with some of my family's favourites.
I can blend them as I need them, whenever~ or enjoy as is.

Here's my list of ingredients in my favourite DIY Herbal Honey Recipes:

I make garlic honey. i.e. Honey infused with garlic cloves.
and....or....
infused with Ginger
infused with Horseradish
infused with Roses
infused with Turmeric
infused with Lemon
infused with Cinnamon
infused with Nutmeg, Allspice + Cinnamon
infused with hot peppers.
... I did mention that I LOVE these infused honeys, right?

Now.. Shall we kick it up a notch?
What can we do with these honeys? Well.. Use them to slightly sweeten an herbal tea which offers healing for whatever ails you.
Why not a lemon balm tisane with a cinnamon, ginger and all spice honey? It's really a creative way to keep healthy!
I tend to use a lot of fresh-dried rosehips and organic orange peels as well for good healing flavours in the cool/cold months.

Here's a HERB SYRUP made with Infused Honey!

I use sterilized canning jars for my syrups. There is really no measurement necessary.
The syrup can be made from a combination of fruit(s), herb(s) and spices, plus citrus peel OR simply one or more herbs.

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Herbal Honey Syrup

Ingredients

• Fruits
• Herbs
• Honey
• Water (optional
• Glass jars
• Wooden Spoon
• Patience

Instructions

1. Choose a fruit (if using fruit as a part of your syrup.)
2. Chop and add to the jar.
3. Pick the herb and spice combination that you want to make.
4. Chop the herbs, roughly and place in the clean jar.
5. Use a wooden spoon to gently mash this mixture a bit.
6. Add spices, citrus zest or citrus juice if using.
7. Add the honey to cover the mixture. Stir well.
8. Place lid on the jar and place the jar in the fridge.
9. Allow the flavours to ‘come together’ for a couple of days.
10. Shake or stir a few times if possible during the following 24-36 hours.

Recipe Notes

You can choose to leave the herbs and/or fruits in the jar and that's fine as long as they are covered with honey. I may do that for a while, and then as it is used, will decant so that the honey is in the labelled jar waiting for use. It does not need to be refrigerated. Do use the honeyed fruit!

 Here's another idea!

HEALING HERBAL HONEY Drops

This is an easy 'project'.
1 cup  of infused raw honey. (use one of the many idea above or create your own!)*
Popsicle sticks (or wooden stir sticks similar to those available as 'stir sticks' at coffee shops)

In a small sauce pan, add the honey and bring to a low slow boil.
You can use a candy thermometer to monitor. Just clip onto the side of the pan.
When the honey reaches about 300F, remove it from the heat.
NOTE: Honey can burn easily.

Place some parchment paper (or waxed paper) on a baking sheet.
SLOWLY pour the warm honey, making small 'quarter-sized' puddles on the sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each one. Allow them to cool and harden (20-30 minutes)
They can be wrapped in parchment. Normally, I store mine in a small cookie tin.
Use within a month or so.

 *Horehound herb can be infused in honey and then this honey, when strained makes effective remedy for soothing coughs.

For one of my 'go to' cough remedies, check out this post about Onion Syrup.

Wanting to make more remedies that are easy to put together and pack a healing punch for you and your family?
My E-Book "Cold + Flu Season ~ Are YOU Ready?" is available here

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